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ethnonym

[eth-noh-nim]

noun

Anthropology.
  1. an ethnic name ascribed to a people or group; the proper name by which a people or ethnic group is called or known.



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Other Word Forms

  • ethnonymic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnonym1

First recorded in 1890–95; ethn(o)- ( def. ) + -onym ( def. )

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